000 FZNT27 KNHC 061517 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT THU MAY 06 2010 ...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE... SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM JUST S OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO 28N87W WILL DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRES DEVELOPING OFF THE SW FLORIDA COAST DRIFTS N AND COLLAPSES FRI NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS INCREASING OVER FAR WESTERN WATERS AS LOW PRES DEEPENS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL DROP S ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SAT MORNING AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS W PORTIONS WHILE SINKING S ACROSS E PORTIONS...REACHING SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR THE TAMPA BAY AREA SUN MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING AND LIFTING N OF AREA LATE SUN NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF YUCATAN COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT NE TO E 2O KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 23N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENING NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 93W...AND BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT W OF 93W. MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS N OF 29N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SAT MORNING...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND NE TO E SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AT NIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N...AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT BECOMING N 10 KT SAT NIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO NE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT EARLY SUN...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N PART BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST FAR S PART. $$